The fur ban debate may soon be reignited in Colorado, seven months after Denver voters rejected a sweeping prohibition on fur sales in the city.
A new proposal emerged on Monday, June 16, in the form of a rulemaking petition from the Center for Biological Diversity. The national conservation nonprofit is asking the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to ban the commercial sale of fur taken from the state’s wildlife.
“Auctioning off piles of pelts from native animals is a relic of an era that drove iconic species, like beavers and bison, to the brink,” says Samantha Miller, senior carnivore campaigner for the Center. “Our state needs to modernize wildlife management to confront today’s biodiversity crisis.”…